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CVE-2004-1304: file

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2004-1304
Published 22-12-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-1304 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in file. EPSS estimates a 11.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
11.40%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 22-12-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ELF header parsing code in file before 4.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

11.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 11.40% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
11.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    File ELF 4.x - Header Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • file< 4.12
File1 product
  • file4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.10 | 4.11
Trustix1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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